Today in World War II History—March 12, 1943

Flight nurse Lt. Aleda Lutz of 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in a C-47 in North Africa, 1943 (US Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History)

80 Years Ago—Mar. 12, 1943: US 802^nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron flies the first official medical air evacuation flight with flight nurses, in North Africa. (Read more: “Medical Air Evacuation in World War II”).

George Patton is promoted to lieutenant general.

First labor strike in a totalitarian regime: 50,000 Italian workers strike against Mussolini and delay war production.